noun

deportation

dee-por-TAY-shun/ˌdiːpɔːrˈteɪʃn/

The forced removal of a person from a country or place.

An official supervises the family's deportation as they leave through the border exit.

An official supervises the compulsory departure of a family with luggage at a border exit, somber family walks in indicated direction.

Etymology

deLatinoff, away

+portLatinto carry

+ationLatinaction or process

The pieces describe “carrying away,” and the Latin verb already included banishment and exile. Deportation applies that removal specifically to sending a person out of a country by force.

In context

The Humanist Report97:55

you do if the country you were born in or the country you've lived in for decades suddenly announced you had to prove your citizenship or else face detention and deportation

PMCEHAI HTE EHTMOR RUFCKE | Episode 211 (September 27, 2019)

More examples

The court orders his deportation after rejecting his appeal.
The treaty prohibits the deportation of civilians from occupied territory.
Officials suspend deportations while the new policy is under review.

Forms

deportation · deportations

deport verb — To forcibly remove someone from a country.

deportee noun — A person forcibly removed from a country.

Similar words

expulsion: Can mean removal from a school or organization, too.
banishment: Emphasizes being sent away and forbidden to return.